They may be using something like Sift for security checking and something of yours was flagged. Source: almost 2 years ago

But sorry to break it to you, this has been done at a really large scale already although most consumers are not aware. One big player here is https://sift.com/ Almost every major retailer uses their service exactly for the reasons you mention. Source: almost 3 years ago

Reddit, for one. A pretty big list on their homepage. Source: almost 3 years ago

The first step toward sustainability is understanding the environmental cost of a website. Tools like Website Carbon Calculator provide insights into the amount of CO2 generated per page view, offering a concrete metric to gauge and subsequently reduce a website's carbon output. - Source: dev.to / about 1 month ago

To stay on par with Website Carbon Calculator without spamming their API, the same functions happen locally This includes their calculations as well as their way of getting the amount transferred data (lighthouse). - Source: dev.to / over 2 years ago

Best of luck getting the word out there! PS: have you considered partnering with websitecarbon.com, since you link them? Source: over 2 years ago

Thanks for the link, exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. It's interesting they link to websitecarbon.com. Source: about 3 years ago

The internet consumes a lot of electricity. 416.2TWh per year to be precise. To give you some perspective, that’s more than the entire United Kingdom. From data centers to transmission networks to the devices that we hold in our hands, it is all consuming electricity, and in turn producing carbon emissions. - Source: dev.to / about 3 years ago